The multidimensionality of self-concept and the use of factor analysis in the development of self-concept instruments are supported in multitrait-multimethod analyses of the Sears and Coopersmith instruments. Convergent validity and discriminate validity of subscales in factor analysis and multitrait-multimethod analysis of longitudinal data are…

Surveyed managers and employees to assess satisfaction with a performance appraisal system. Factor analyses indicated that employees perceive certain aspects of the appraisal system in a global way, whereas managers differentiate among various components and see them as distinct entities. The relative importance of the factors differs. (Author/JAC)

Revised the Counselor Rating Form (CRF) creating the Counselor Rating Form-Short version (CRF-S). Tested reliability and validity of the CRF-S. Results indicated reliabilities of CRF-S scales were comparable to those for the CRF. Factor analytic comparison showed three correlated factors corresponding to the attractiveness, expertness, and…

A causal modeling system, using confirmatory maximum likelihood factor analysis with the LISREL IV computer program, evaluated the construct validity underlying the higher order factor structure of a given correlation matrix of 46 structure-of-intellect tests emphasizing the product of transformations. (Author/PN)

Reexamined previous statistical comparisons of two models for adolescent drug abuse using new statistical estimation methods in causal modeling not requiring assumptions about normally distributed variables. An asymptotically distribution free method shows that the models fit even better than assumed in the initial work. (Author/JAC)

Cross-validated the factor analysis of the McCarthy Scales and determined construct validity for children who score one standard deviation below the normative mean on general cognitive ability. Findings discourage interpretation of the Quantitative Scale for school-age children with General Cognitive Indexes below 84. (Author)

Investigated patterns of conflict style and conflict outcome as associated with degree of marital satisfaction. Young married couples (N=244) responded to a questionnaire. Found four types of conflict resolution patterns. Data analysis indicated that marital satisfaction was most highly related to intimacy and aggression. (RC)

Programing is described as a process leading to an explicit statement of an architectural problem. The programing phase is seen as the most critical period in the delivery process in which energy analysis can have an impact on design. A programing method appropriate for standard architectural practice is provided. (MLW)

Attempts to achieve a relatively comprehensive empirical description of the mother-infant relationship at the age of six months, with special focus on possible correlates of infant developmental competence. One hundred and sixty-eight mother-infant pairs contributed data on a wide variety of measures. (Author/RH)

A computer-assisted method of counseling was applied to cases of stuttering and hypertension. Although both symptom complexes had previously resisted therapy, results indicated that computer-assisted counseling eliminated the stuttering and reduced diastolic blood pressure to normal levels. (Author)

Responses to the revised version of the Anticipated Task-Orientation (ATO) Scale of 261 undergraduates were factor analyzed. Items associated with communication performance and motivation were similar to those in the original ATO instrument. Items composing the self-confidence factor were loaded on the communication performance factor in the…

Compares two methods of measuring bureaucratic structure, Hall's organizational inventory and the University of Aston (England) approach, and tests them using data from 55 public high schools in New Jersey. Factor analysis reveals four underlying dimensions of school structure, including organizational control, rational specialization, system…

Results of using multimethod factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis for the analysis of three multitrait-multimethod matrices are compared. Results suggest that the two methods can give quite different impressions of discriminant validity. In the examples considered, the former procedure tends to support discrimination while the latter…

This study tests the degree of factor invariance and factor structure replicability of the Family Environment Interview Schedule. Samples of families from different locations were used. Four interpretable factors were derived. Evidence suggests that the four factor solution was invariant across both samples with an identical factor structure.…

Responses of 326 university students to 20-item Attitude toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) scale, Form-O were used to explore psychometric properties and factorial structure of the scale. Inability of several items to discriminate between high and low scorers and tendency for subjects to select extreme response alternatives do not support continued…